chip amp building on payday

stuman · 26th November 2007, 10:02 PM

ok, budget for this project is £500 im looking to build up a pair of monoblocks keeping circuitry very very simple but quality of parts as high as i can muster. i was wandering as to which of the kits is the best out there? and then with the follow on questions of transformers binding posts replacment caps ect. ive been looking for ideas as to chassis aswell. i would like somthing very simple as i dont have a major workshop with mills lathes ect. are there any good examples or places online for me to buy from?

thanks.

stu

Puffin · 27th November 2007, 01:07 PM

Why do you want to spend £500 ? Have a look at this.

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum19/20759.html

Nuuk · 27th November 2007, 01:11 PM

or some of these !

And a read of this will answer at least some of your questions.

Nordic · 27th November 2007, 01:12 PM

Want to spend that much? Then get something with sound quality that matches the price.... http://www.aksaonline.com/buying/buying_price.html

lanchile07 · 27th November 2007, 11:11 PM

chip amp building on payday Post #1
ok, budget for this project is £500 im looking to build up a pair of monoblocks keeping circuitry very very simple but quality of parts as high as i can muster. i was wandering as to which of the kits is the best out there? and then with the follow on questions of transformers binding posts replacment caps ect. ive been looking for ideas as to chassis aswell. i would like somthing very simple as i dont have a major workshop with mills lathes ect. are there any good examples or places online for me to buy from?

thanks.

stu

Well, I build a Gainclone LM3875 using the best parts as I could and the result was a wonderful sound that can easily beat some amplifiers costing more than $1000 us dollars.I used Panasonic capacitors at first,but later I replaced them with "Black Gate" caps $26 US dollars each.but after the change,I noticed the big difference in sound(cleaner,faster).the "Black Gate" caps gave the big kick.so I would strongly recommend to use the best parts as possible(since these amplifier do not use so many parts).
good luck with your project!.

PS: I am more than happy with my "GAINCLONE LM3875"

Nordic · 28th November 2007, 05:09 AM

You know some people spend more money modifying their minis tham a mercedes costs, but it is still a mini....

I was a little blown out of the water as my first discrete build with cheap parts, blew my gainclone with expensive parts clear out of the water....

Anyhow, not even a $5000 gc will beat one of the Aksa amps...

BWRX · 28th November 2007, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nordic
Anyhow, not even a $5000 gc will beat one of the Aksa amps...

It might not, but a $200-300 GC could be a lot better than many other options

ceebmoj · 5th December 2007, 03:40 AM

hi all im new to this and have a couple of questions I have tryed serching the forum but I gues being new im not realy sure what I should be serching for.

I would like to build an amp im looking at a ferly tight budget but would like somthing that I can upgrade posibly over time.

I found he folowing sight

http://www.chipamp.com/lm3886.shtml

what else will I need out side of the kit and how mutch is it going tocost to build one of thes amps?

any links to a nice build sight would be apreseated

blake

Puffin · 5th December 2007, 07:39 AM

I recently bought a dual mono (chipamp.com) kit for $100. You will need to add in the costs of hook-up wire, enclosure, phono sockets and speaker binding posts, mains switch and a transformer (or two) depending on which configuration you go for.

It sounds very good IMHO.

Nuuk · 5th December 2007, 08:20 AM

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any links to a nice build sight would be apreseated

May I humbly suggest this one !

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26th November 2007, 10:02 PM	#1
stuman diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fareham	chip amp building on payday ok, budget for this project is £500 im looking to build up a pair of monoblocks keeping circuitry very very simple but quality of parts as high as i can muster. i was wandering as to which of the kits is the best out there? and then with the follow on questions of transformers binding posts replacment caps ect. ive been looking for ideas as to chassis aswell. i would like somthing very simple as i dont have a major workshop with mills lathes ect. are there any good examples or places online for me to buy from? thanks. stu

27th November 2007, 01:07 PM	#2
Puffin diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.K	Why do you want to spend £500 ? Have a look at this. http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum19/20759.html

27th November 2007, 01:12 PM	#4
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Want to spend that much? Then get something with sound quality that matches the price.... http://www.aksaonline.com/buying/buying_price.html

27th November 2007, 11:11 PM	#5
lanchile07 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	chip amp building on payday Post #1 ok, budget for this project is £500 im looking to build up a pair of monoblocks keeping circuitry very very simple but quality of parts as high as i can muster. i was wandering as to which of the kits is the best out there? and then with the follow on questions of transformers binding posts replacment caps ect. ive been looking for ideas as to chassis aswell. i would like somthing very simple as i dont have a major workshop with mills lathes ect. are there any good examples or places online for me to buy from? thanks. stu Well, I build a Gainclone LM3875 using the best parts as I could and the result was a wonderful sound that can easily beat some amplifiers costing more than $1000 us dollars.I used Panasonic capacitors at first,but later I replaced them with "Black Gate" caps $26 US dollars each.but after the change,I noticed the big difference in sound(cleaner,faster).the "Black Gate" caps gave the big kick.so I would strongly recommend to use the best parts as possible(since these amplifier do not use so many parts). good luck with your project!. PS: I am more than happy with my "GAINCLONE LM3875"

28th November 2007, 05:09 AM	#6
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	You know some people spend more money modifying their minis tham a mercedes costs, but it is still a mini.... I was a little blown out of the water as my first discrete build with cheap parts, blew my gainclone with expensive parts clear out of the water.... Anyhow, not even a $5000 gc will beat one of the Aksa amps...

5th December 2007, 03:40 AM	#8
ceebmoj diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: manchester	hi all im new to this and have a couple of questions I have tryed serching the forum but I gues being new im not realy sure what I should be serching for. I would like to build an amp im looking at a ferly tight budget but would like somthing that I can upgrade posibly over time. I found he folowing sight http://www.chipamp.com/lm3886.shtml what else will I need out side of the kit and how mutch is it going tocost to build one of thes amps? any links to a nice build sight would be apreseated blake

5th December 2007, 07:39 AM	#9
Puffin diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.K	I recently bought a dual mono (chipamp.com) kit for $100. You will need to add in the costs of hook-up wire, enclosure, phono sockets and speaker binding posts, mains switch and a transformer (or two) depending on which configuration you go for. It sounds very good IMHO.

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